Installers throughout much of England’s North West and Midlands will now be able to make use of the GGF and Fensa’s recently-launched free glass recycling scheme via a new North West operational hub launched by project partner CNC Recycling.
The move means the pilot scheme that was launched by the organisations in March now reaches from West Yorkshire and Cumbria to North Wales, Cheshire and Stoke, as Chris Beedel, head of Advocacy & Stakeholder Relations, explained: “As with all of our recycling schemes, we spend a lot of time making sure they work as they should, and that we have the capacity to deliver, before rolling them out nationally.”
The units for collection will need to be deglazed because they will be transported differently to the PVC-U frames, he added, and there is a minimum collection criteria of 20 frames/IGUs, but collection will continue to be free of charge if this criteria is met.
He concluded: “Both installers and homeowners want the peace of mind that they can recycle old products responsibly, but it’s not always easy to find a trusted partner. We’re pleased to be able to offer a reliable solution to this increasingly prevalent issue, to even more installers and look forward to extending the scheme further again in the future.”
